raon

Finnish

Noun

raon

1. genitive singular of rako

Anagrams

• Arno, aron, oran

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠiːnˠ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

raon m (genitive singular raoin, nominative plural raonta)

1. way, path, route; (motor racing, sports) track
2. range

Declension

Declension of raon

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative raon raonta Vocative a raoin a raonta Genitive raoin raonta Dative raon raonta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an raon na raonta Genitive an raoin na raonta Dative leis an raon don raon leis na raonta

Derived terms

• déraonach (“double-track”)
• neasraon (“close range”)
• raon cluas
• raon cnámhóg (“cinder-track”)
• raon maidhme
• raon rásaí (“racetrack”)
• raon rothar, rothar-raon (“cycle track”)
• raonchrios (“acrozone, range zone”)
• raonrothaíocht (“track cycling”)
• sliabhraon (“mountain range”)
• tír-raon (“terrain”)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

raon (present analytic raonann, future analytic raonfaidh, verbal noun raonadh, past participle raonta)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of sraon (“pull, drag; struggle along; contend with illness; deflect; drive; rout, defeat; gain victory”)

Conjugation

conjugation of raon (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	raonaim	raonann tú; raonair†	raonann sé, sí	raonaimid	raonann sibh	raonann siad; raonaid†	a raonann; a raonas	raontar
	past	raon mé; raonas	raon tú; raonais	raon sé, sí	raonamar; raon muid	raon sibh; raonabhair	raon siad; raonadar	a raon / ar raon*	raonadh
	past habitual	raonainn	raontá	raonadh sé, sí	raonaimis; raonadh muid	raonadh sibh	raonaidís; raonadh siad	a raonadh / a raonadh*	raontaí
future		raonfaidh mé; raonfad	raonfaidh tú; raonfair†	raonfaidh sé, sí	raonfaimid; raonfaidh muid	raonfaidh sibh	raonfaidh siad; raonfaid†	a raonfaidh; a raonfas	raonfar
conditional		raonfainn	raonfá	raonfadh sé, sí	raonfaimis; raonfadh muid	raonfadh sibh	raonfaidís; raonfadh siad	a raonfadh / a raonfadh*	raonfaí
subjunctive	present	go raona mé; go raonad†	go raona tú; go raonair†	go raona sé, sí	go raonaimid; go raona muid	go raona sibh	go raona siad; go raonaid†	—	go raontar
	past	dá raonainn	dá raontá	dá raonadh sé, sí	dá raonaimis; dá raonadh muid	dá raonadh sibh	dá raonaidís; dá raonadh siad	—	dá raontaí
imperative		raonaim	raon	raonadh sé, sí	raonaimis	raonaigí; raonaidh†	raonaidís	—	raontar
verbal noun		raonadh
past participle		raonta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “róen, ráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “raon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “raon”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “raon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Japanese

Romanization

raon

1. Rōmaji transcription of らおん

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish róe (“a level piece of ground”). Cognate to Irish ré (“level ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠɯːn/

Noun

raon m (genitive singular raoin, plural raontan or raointean)

1. field, plain, area (of level ground)
2. area, field, domain, aspect
3. (music) compass

Derived terms

• raon-dèiligidh
• raon-laighe

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “raon”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “róe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language